WEBVTT EKS.ARI: DIONTE GARRETT SPENT THENIGHT HERE AT THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY JAIL.THE LATEST PERSON TO BE ARRESTEDFOR WHAT IS BECOMING A VERYCOMMON CRIME IN OUR AREA.>> MR. GARRETT, YOU ARE CHARGEDWITH ARMED CARJACKING.ARI: DIONTE GARRETT STOOD INFRONT OF A JUDGE THIS MORNING,ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES HECARJACKED SOMEONE AT GUNPOINTMONDAY NIGHT.WEST PALM BEACH POLICE SAYAROUND 11:00 P.M., GARRETT ANDTWO OTHER MEN FORCED A MAN ANDHIS GIRLFRIEND OUT OF THEIR CARAT HOWARD PARK, TOOK THE CAR,AND TOOK OFF.POLICE ARRESTED GARRETT A SHORTTIME LATER.IT'S ANOTHER IN AN EVEREXPANDING LIST OF CARJACKING INOUR REGION. >> TOLD HIM TO GET ON THEGROUND, GIVE HIM HIS WALLET, HISKEYS, AND HIS PHONE. ARI: THIS ONE WAS BEHIND A CARDEALERSHIP ON OKEECHOBEEBOULEVARD IN SEPTEMBER.IT ENDED WITH THE VICTIM BEINGSHOT.SINCE THEN, THERE WERE TWO MOREIN NOVEMBER, FOLLOWED BY THREEOTHERS IN DECEMBER, INCLUDINGLAST NIGHT.THE SUSPECTS HAVE MOSTLY BEENTEENAGERS, INCLUDING ONE JUST14-YEARS-OLD.>> THESE ARE CRIMES OFOPPORTUNITY. ARI: AND WHILE THESE CARJACKINGSWERE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, TMARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS HEKNOWS IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE.HE SAYS CRIMES LIKE CARJACKINGGO UP AS SNOWBIRDS RETURN TOSOUTH FLORIDA.>> BE ALERT.WATCH YOUR SURROUNDINGS.TRY NOT TO LET YOURSELF GETJAMMED UP IN TRAFFIC WHERE YOUCAN'T STEP ON THE GAS AND GETAROUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.ARI: AND IF SOMEBODY TAPS YOURCAR FROM BEHIND, SHERIFF SNYDERSAYS IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ANACCIDENT, SO DON'T IMMEDIATELYJUMP OUT OF YOUR CAR OR YOUTOO COULD BECOME A VICTIM.>> TAKE A MINUTE.TAKE A DEEP BREATH.IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE, CALL911.ARI: AND AS FOR DIONTE GARRETT,HE IS CURRENTLY FACING TWODIFFERENT CHARGES.CARJACKING WITH A WEAPON ANDRESISTING AN OFFICER.HE'S BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND.